Keefer hadn't known much about allergic reactions and thus had kept silent. He had long ago learned that it is better to stay silent in Potions than to guess and anger Lafay. Thus he had simply scribbled down the responses, crossing off those that weren't correct.

But this time he could make an educated guess. He raised both hands and waited for eye contact before beginning. "Professor, I see three possibilities that haven't already been mentioned. The first is Ashwinder eggs. These are used to cure ague, which involves something similar to an allergice reaction, if I remember correctly. Second is fluxweed, which enables rapid changes. And I would want my antidote to a reaction to work as quickly as possible." Some people may want to stay swelled up like a puffer fish, but he didn't.

"And lastly, I think murtlap essence could be an ingredient. It's generally used to reduce inflammation, and that is often a big problem with allergic reactions."

Alyssa listened as she heard the others give their answers. Then she thought of something.'Yes add that the thing that we are allergic to. But would we add something of ourselves as well so that the potion knows for whom the ingredients are made of.'

So Alyssa raised her hand and asked."Professor would we add something of ourselves too, like for example our hair. So that there's something of what is making ourselves allergic in the potion, as well as, something of ourselves that is reacting to that substance in that same potion?" Alyssa knew that this was a wild guess but hoped that she was right. If not, it was still worth a try.

Justin thought for a moment and then raised his hand, " Professor, wouldn't Ashwinder eggs be an ingredient in this potion? "

Eliza raised her hand. "Perhaps what you were allergic to would be helpful." she said, then added "In muggle vaccinations they are given a weaker dose of the disease or virus, so that the body can create antibodies, and thus protect them from the disease." Eliza blushed at knowing all this muggle stuff, she couldn't help her dad being a healer.

Amelia raised her hand now. "What about some of the thing you are allergic to? Like how with Muggle vaccinations, you are given a weak dose of whatever you're trying to protect yourself against. You make antibodies that protect you from the disease or virus. So if you add the substance that you are allergic to into the potion, maybe it acts in the same way? And I suppose the other ingredients can work to help your body through the process." Once again she had to thank Jodie, because otherwise she would have no idea whatsoever about what Muggles did.

Nessie raised her hand. "Would one of the ingredients be what they use in the muggle epi pens?" She asked.

Lily didn't know what typically went into potions, yet, but she figured that it had to have something to do with the allergens that were up in the front of the classroom. So using her skills of deducing, Lily figured that a guess would be a good thing to do. So she raised her hand to answer the question. "Um, I think one thing you would put into the potion would be whatever any specific person is allergic to, maybe in a smaller quantity or lesser amount." That made sense to Lily especially if they were making a potion to deal with allergies.

Alex was really shocking himself with all this random allergy knowledge he seemed to have accumulated at some point in his life. His allergies were not even that bad, so he wasn't sure how he'd come about all this info, but he was definitely liking it right about now.

He raised his hand to answer Lafay's latest question. "Well I know muggles sometimes use vaccinations with a little bit of the allergin in them to try and combat the reactions...they always say a little bit of exposure over a long period of time helps," he replied. From what he'd heard, though, they weren't very effective. Still..."I'm guessing that means in our own potions we'd want to follow the same method and put some of the strawberries or pollen or what have you in there," he added.

EWW he was going to have to drink pollen water?? GROSS.

"Maybe an anti-histamine too," he added as an afterthought. "To squash the symptoms before they start."

Sierra grinned a rather pleased-looking grin. Of course there was a potion for this. There was a potion for everything when it came to Professor Lafay. How she came up with everything she did was beyond Sierra. It'd been nearly four years now, and she and Treyen still hadn't gotten very far with their Alheimer's Potion.

She tapped her fingers noiselessly against her desktop as she tried to come up with something to say. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. This shouldn't be difficult for her--Sierra was normally so good at Potions. Hmm... Had she ever heard of anything--a plant or something--that may fit in here? Then her twin half-brother, Alex, spoke up and said something that triggered her memory. "What about parsley?" she asked, raising her hand. "I've always heard that it's a really good antihistamine that helps with things like hay fever or hives." She shrugged to herself. This one stumped her, but if they needed an antihistamine, her best guess was parsley.

Vlimia grinned and nodded in a way that said True, true. She grimaced slightly at the all too familiar colours of green and silver, but regained her smile just as Cardigan looked back at her. While Vlim wanted to compliment Cardi on how well silver brought out her eyes, she didn't want to chat in class. The proffesor seemed pretty strict, so Vlim didn't want to get on her bad side.

Hhmm... that was quite a tricky question. Vlimia raised her hand hesitantly and said "I know some people use herbal tea to soothe allergies, so maybe cinnamon, ginger, lemon, honey, or cloves." Because most of those ingredients were in herbal teas, right? "I have also heard that raw honey helps battle allergies..." Vlim said, thinking back to a book about honey she had read.

"No actually. This isn't a virus, it's not something we are curing per se. This is something that is making your body react only when it's in your system." She then sighed and added "Anti-allergen substances... right... but which ones?"

"Yes, but which ones?" She asked.

"Which ones." She said rolling her eyes, "I'm asking you all for ingredients, not a type of ingredient."

"We know what it needs to be... we need the ingredient names." She shook her head.

"Yes. Valerian root is used because in combination with the other ingredients, it help render the allergy dormant."

"Salamander Blood, yes, it helps with the healing. The Wiggentree bark would counteract with the Valerian root, and St. John's wort causes more allergic reactions than are necessary." She said shrugging.



"But this isn't a poison, and a bezoar is too strong for this potion." She said "What we are making is a potion that will deaden the allergic reactions for a year at a time."

"Yes dock leaves, for precisely that reason. It's a natural antihistamine. But certainly not sneezewort. That causes more allergies." She answered.

"No snakeweed combats venom." She said. "That's more to combat a poison."

"Bananas? No. Bananas have many medicinal properties, but none of them are anti allergies." She said.

"Belladonna is poisonous when ingested... which means it's a type of poison... so... no." She said.

"Yes. Water is the base of the potion." She said and smiled. "Very good."

Hecate blinked. The boy was correct... but it surprised her. He was never the smartest kin in her class. "Uhmm... yes. to all three. Ashwinder Eggs, Fluxweed and murtlap essence are key to this potion."

"Uhmmm, no..." She said with a shrug.

"Yes they would." She said with a nod.

"Uhmmm... I'm not familiar with those." She said and moved to the next student.

"Very good Miss Greingoth," She said with a smirk.

"Raw honey is quite powerful, yes. It's an ingredient." and she nodded. "Very good."

Moving to the board she magically made the ingredients appear on the board:

Water
10 drops Valerian root
10 drops Salamander Blood
2 dock leaves
1 Ashwinder Egg
4 sprigs Fluxweed
10 drops Murtlap Essence
2 sprigs Parsley
3 spoons Raw honey
5 Basil leaves
1 whole Papaya
1 Ginger Root
17 Reishi (mushroom of immortality)

"Alright now. Start by filling your cauldrons with water! And don't forget the 5 C's of potion making." She said and walked through the class.

Taylor copied down the ingredients in her notebook.

SPOILER!!: Taylor's Notes

Water
10 drops Valerian root
10 drops Salamander Blood
2 dock leaves
1 Ashwinder Egg
4 sprigs Fluxweed
10 drops Murtlap Essence
2 sprigs Parsley
3 spoons Raw honey
5 Basil leaves
1 whole Papaya
1 Ginger Root
17 Reishi (mushroom of immortality)

Taylor filled her cauldron with water as she thought about the 5 Cs of potions, trying to see if she remembered them all.

Selena had been relatively quiet. And now she was scribbling down the ingredients needed frantically into her notebook. So... many... actually, well, not really. Though most of the ingredients didn't exactly sound tasty... hmm... she supposed they'd all just have to DEAL with it then, wouldn't they? Well, she would have too.



Did the professor also want them to start collecting the ingredients? Probably not... right? They still had to set up their cauldrons and go through the five C's... again. Selena cleaned out her cauldron as the professor instructed with a scourgify before using Aguamenti to fill the cauldron with water.

Jory copied down the ingredients the Professor had made appear on the board in his book. After which he checked that his cauldron was clean, then he filled it up with water using the water Charm.

Mortimer nodded and jotted down notes as the professor spoke about certain ingredients that would be helpful in combating allergies. WOW. Who knew there was so much that would help. SIGHS. He had obviously been in the Muggle world too long.

Pulling his cauldron closer to himself he peeked inside before casting Scourgify on it and then filling it with water via the Aguamenti charm.

Elise nodded and took down notes, copying the ingredients into her notebook. Standing up, she pulled her wand out of her left pocket and peered inside her cauldron.

First C of potion making, Cleanliness.

Wand in hand, Elise pointed it at the cauldron and circled it around the whole thing. "Scourgify," she muttered before peering in again. It looked clean, but she could never be too sure that Professor Lafay wouldn't turn the cauldron over. Performing the spell again, she repeated the process twice more until she was satisfied.

Okay. Now for water. "Aguamenti," she smiled, visualizing the cauldron brimming with water. A healthy stream erupted from her wand and just the right amount poured itself into the cauldron.

Not collecting ingredients yet, right? So Elise just listed the ingredients into her book.

Ryan listened to everything Professor Lafay said and wrote in his book.Right,Clean your Cauldron then pour the Water in at a certain tempurature.So very quickly but Right Ryan did All of those things to start.

Kennedy nodded. Truth be told, he wasn't exactly sure what specific ingredients were in that potion, but that was quickly solved when a list appeared on the board. A very lengthy list. He picked up his quill and began jotting all of them down.



After he was done, he took his wand from its holster and pointed it at his cauldron. "Scourgify," he said. This time he had cleaned it out first. He remembered the first potions lesson ever where Professor Lafay had made him restart because he hadn't cleaned it.

Then it was time to fill it up. "Aguamenti," he said, filling the cauldron with water. He looked up when she mentioned the five C's. There was no way he had forgotten of the five C's. He wrote them on his notes, right above the ones he had previously written.

Tennessee's eyes followed the Professor as she went to write to the board the ingredients in the potion they are about to make. She brought out her wand as she peered over her cauldron making sure that it is all clean since cleanliness is one of the five C's of potions making. She made sure she was careful in her movement so as not to blast things.

"Scourgify," she stated to clean it. She peered again and now was sure it is okay to start. "Now to fill it with water," she pointed her wand again. "Aguamenti," and water filled the cauldron.

Too strong? Oh well. It had been worth a shot. Picking up her quill again, Kurumi wrote down the list of ingredients and a few other things before setting it down and removing her wand from her robes. "Scourgify," Kurumi said, cleaning her cauldron and then flicking it once more to cast Aguamenti. "Aguamenti." Kurumi counted to five slowly in her head as she waited for her cauldron to fill with water. When it was at the proper level, she cast Finite and set her wand down to wait for the next set of instructions.

India didn't know at first because honestly what happened if someone was allergic to the ingredients? Would they have to be magical and not mundane to avoid that? What ingredients are used in magical remedies already? She pondered for a moments time.

What had she learned from the book she read that summer? Basil. Basil might work.

She had been late, instead she decided to follow the new set of tasks and set about preparing her cauldron. Cleaning it out and filling it with water. "Scourgify," she pointed the cauldron glistened. "Aguamenti" and the water began to fill rapidly. There her cauldron was nice and ready for the next step.

Alyssa quickly noted down what the Professor said before writing down the ingredients for the potion they would be making today in class.



'The 5 C's of Potion Making. Who could forget that? Cleanliness, Care, Color, Concentration, Content. So Cleanliness would be the first one.'Alyssa thought to herself. Alyssa took out her wand and pointing it inside her cauldron, she said the incantation, "Scourgify" to clean it. She then put down her wand and checked the insides of her cauldron to make sure it was properly cleaned.

Once Alyssa was sure that her cauldron was clean, she checked it for cracks. Her cauldron had to be free from cracks to prevent any possible leakage later. She definitely did not need that to happen in this class. Once she was sure that her cauldron was in perfect condition, Alyssa picked up her wand again and pointing it inside her cauldron, she said the incantation, "Aguamenti" to fill her cauldron with water. Water poured out from her wand and once there was sufficient water in the cauldron, she stopped the water from flowing by saying "Finite" to end the spell before holstering her wand and waited for further instructions.

When it began to be quite clear that no one - not even a little first year would say the five C's she would just have to pipe up and say them. Who knows? Maybe it would be nice to actually do a good job in Potions this term and not be the potions lackey.

Raising her hand she waited a few seconds before speaking, "Professor the five C's of Potions making are Color, concentration, care, cleanliness, and content." She smiled feeling proud of her obviously correct answer.

Ira nodded as the professor explained all about the ingredients. And then, picking up her quill, she copied down the ingredients required for this potion in her parchment:

Then came the s C's. Ira tried to remember what they were. Concentration, Cleanliness, then Color.. what else could start with C? Courage? No, that wasn't one of the 5 C's.. Content, yes, and a last one.. Care! Yes, Ira knew all of them. She decided to copy them lest she forgets them.

Then as instructed, Ira took her cauldron and first cleaned it, "Scourgify!" There, her cauldron was as clean it could be. And then filled it up with water. "Aguamenti" Water did not gush out from her wand but came as a slow stream. Fine, Ira was thankful that it at least came on first try. She filled the cauldron as required and then cast the finite spell to stop the flow. Then waited for further instructions.

Once the ingredience was on the board Angelina dug out her notebook and quill and began to write it all down.



Once done she placed her quill down and looked at the cauldron in from of her. She had to go threw the five C's. The five C's were Cleanliness, Care, Color, Concentration, Content. Taking out her wand she pointed it at her cauldron and said, "Scourgify." Once the cauldron was clean she checked it over to see if it was all good. As it should be her cauldron was fine. Taking her wand again Angelina pointed inside the pot and said, "Aguamenti," like it should do, the cauldron fulles up with water. Now that her cauldron was full of water she was ready for the next step, so she say and waited.